Criminal jury trials have resumed in Whiteside County, six months after they were halted when questions surfaced about the fairness of the county’s jury selection process.

A federal judge in Chicago has tossed a defamation lawsuit in which two Loevy & Loevy attorneys sought $600 million from their former cannabis dispensary business partners.

Illinois agreed to a federal court order issued late last week that will temporarily shield some medical professionals and hospitals from an assisted suicide law that takes effect in September.

A new Illinois law will close a loophole that advocates say has left domestic violence survivors without protection for weeks or months at a time.

A Carbondale Community High School teacher’s aide allegedly cultivated an online relationship with an underage girl, sending her money and gifts while repeatedly encouraging her to make sexually explicit videos of herself, according to a federal criminal complaint and an FBI affidavit.

Illinois prosecutors shared defendants’ personal data with federal immigration agents without criminal warrants, public disclosure, or legislative oversight.

Education Department staff on Friday suggested ending the American Bar Association’s ability to oversee law school programs across the country amid fierce Republican criticism of the organization.

A new state law will help first responders and law enforcement better identify high-risk domestic violence situations before they become fatal. Sponsors hope it will improve safety for survivors both during and after an incident occurs.

A federal judge has cleared the way for potentially more than 22,000 truck drivers to move ahead with a class action lawsuit potentially worth many millions of dollars against Union Pacific Railroad for allegedly improperly scanning their fingerprints when verifying the drivers' identities upon entry at UP's secured rail yards.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from requiring the production of a database containing personal information on 17 million commercial drivers nationwide.